RQ:3 Map by MAKAYLA BARNES

Independence Rock, Wyoming 220, Alcova, WY

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 03:22:59 UTC

Independence rock was the most-noted landmark of the wagon trails west of Fort Laramie.

Fort Laramie, WY

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 03:29:10 UTC

In 1834 Fort Laramine was founded by Robert Campbell and William Sublette. It was made of Hewn cottonwood logs 15 feet high.

Chimney Rock, West Bayard, NE

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 03:35:55 UTC

Chimney rock is 325 feet tall and it can be seen from miles away. Pioneers used this rock as a symbol of progress along the Oregon Trail to know if they were getting closer to their destination.

Fort Kearny SRA Campground, Kearney, NE

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 03:40:10 UTC

Fort Kearny was the first Western military post built to protect emigrants on the trails west, and it later served as the headquarters for a number of small outposts along the emigrant trails.

Snake River

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 03:47:54 UTC

largest tributary of the Colombia river and one of the most important streams in the Pacific Northwest section of the United States.

Scotts Bluff, NE

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 03:53:39 UTC

This route saved emigrants nearly 15 miles of travel. The route, though, was narrow, due to the land's geography. As such, more than 300,000 emigrants, and their wagons and livestock, had to travel on the same strip of land.

South Pass, Wyoming

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 03:55:05 UTC

Th e South Pass 20 mile wide, gently sloping gap in the Rocky Mountains, was perhaps the most important landform along the emigrant trails.

Fort Bridger, WY

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 03:59:14 UTC

Jim Bridger established Fort Bridger in 1843 as a fur trading post. It was composed of two double-log houses about 40 feet long that were joined by a pen for horses.

Whitman Mission Site, Whitman Mission Road, Walla Walla, WA

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 04:01:13 UTC

The Whitman's established their religious mission at Waiilatpu on the Columbia Plateau in 1836. During the 1840s, the mission also served as a way-stop on the Oregon Trail.

Fort Dalles Riders, Irvine Street West, The Dalles, OR

makaylabarnes5 — 2024-05-08 04:02:31 UTC

The Dalles is the county seat and was known as the Gateway to the Inland Empire, a jumping-off spot for pioneers, soldiers, gold miners, and adventurers.